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Meeting Minutes - Action Only

Housing & Redevelopment Authority

Chair Chris Tolbert

Commissioner Russel Balenger

Commissioner Amy Brendmoen

Commissioner Mitra Jalali

Commissioner Rebecca Noecker

Commissioner Jane L. Prince

Commissioner Nelsie Yang

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

ROLL CALL

2:00 PM

Council Chambers, City Hall

7 - Commissioner Rebecca Noecker, Commissioner Jane L. Prince,

Commissioner Amy Brendmoen, Chair Chris Tolbert, Commissioner Mitra

Jalali, Commissioner Nelsie Yang, and Commissioner Russel Balenger

Present

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Approving the minutes of the January 2023 HRA meetings

Min 23-8

Moved by Commissioner Balenger, Approval of Minutes is Adopted.

7 - Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Commissioner

Brendmoen, Chair Tolbert, Commissioner Jalali, Commissioner Yang,

and Commissioner Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

FOR DISCUSSION

Resolution recommending approval of the financing of a $2,363,000

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) loan and the extension of

terms for one existing HRA loan both for the 653 Artist Lofts project at 653

Galtier Street, District 7, Ward 1

RES 23-199

Moved by Commissioner Brendmoen, Resolution is Adopted.

7 - Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Commissioner

Brendmoen, Chair Tolbert, Commissioner Jalali, Commissioner Yang,

and Commissioner Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

PUBLIC HEARING

Resolution giving preliminary approval to the proposed issuance of conduit

revenue bonds for the Community School of Excellence Charter School

Project, 270 Larpenteur Avenue West, under Minnesota Statutes, Section

469.152 through 469.1655, as amended, District 6, Ward 5

RES PH 23-28

Moved by Commissioner Brendmoen, Resolution-Public Hearing is Adopted.

5 - Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Commissioner

Brendmoen, Chair Tolbert, and Commissioner Balenger

Yea:

Nay:

2 - Commissioner Jalali, and Commissioner Yang

RECONSIDERATION

Authorizing a loan of $84,000 from the HRA Business Assistance Fund to

West 7th / Fort Road Federation, including a waiver of the Business

Assistance Fund guidelines, toward the total project cost to (1) stabilize; (2)

disassemble; (3) move; (4) store the stones and other structural elements of

the building, and (5) re-construct the Justus Ramsey House, currently

located at 242 West 7th Street, District 9, Ward 2

RES 23-188

Moved by Commissioner Noecker, Resolution is Adopted As Amended.

6 - Commissioner Noecker, Commissioner Prince, Commissioner

Brendmoen, Chair Tolbert, Commissioner Yang, and Commissioner

Balenger

Yea:

1 - Commissioner Jalali

Nay:

ADJOURNMENT

Adjourned

Housing and Redevelopment Authority Board of Commissioners (HRA) meetings are

open for in person attendance, but the public may also comment on public hearing

items in writing or via voicemail.

Any comments and materials submitted by 12:00 p.m. of the day before the meeting

will be attached to the public record and available for review by the Board.

Comments may be submitted as follows:

Written public comment on public hearing items can be submitted to

HRAHearing@ci.stpaul.mn.us or by voicemail at 651-266-6806.

Live testimony will be taken in person in the Council Chambers, Third Floor City Hall.

Members of the public may view HRA meetings online at

https://stpaul.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx or on local cable Channel 18.